"When I came to my senses again, I found myself back in my main body."

Zhou Yi asked, "So your extension branch shut down inside the car?"

"Yes."

D nodded, "I then sent out a backup extension, but the second extension also experienced an automatic shutdown. However, this time, because there was an external recorder, it could be seen that the extension entered the taxi and didn't come out. Later, I damaged the taxi's wheels and motor, finally forcing it to stop."

"After investigating the accident scene, I opened its metal casing and found that layer of membrane inside. This is the recorded footage from the scene at that time."

It projected a video on the wall.

The image shows a heap of metallic car shells with a semi-transparent oval membrane-like object inside, wrapping something that looks bloated.

This object has a strange indiscernible feel of inside and outside, exhibiting the same four-dimensional features as a Time Flow Device.

Once stripped away, it visibly shrinks to the naked eye, squeezing out a slew of robots from within—all D's extensions.

Finally, it contracted into a single point.

The surroundings of this point exhibited intense distortion, seemingly possessing excessive gravitational and radiation energy itself.

Zhou Yi rubbed his chin, "Is this a collapse of a time creature?"

"No, Mr. Zhou."

D explained from the side, "This is what it originally looks like. Previously, it expanded to cover the encasement, so it would extend to cover space. Based on a series of my tests, it can essentially be regarded as a micro black hole."

Zhou Yi responded, "Oh."

Transformers are essentially biological black holes.

Being four-dimensional organisms, each time is a Transformer, which is normal.

"It will absorb a vast amount of light and energy, which is colloquially referred to as a cosmic vacuum cleaner. However, due to its small size, it might disappear at any moment."

"Visibly to the naked eye, it is dissipating. Although I'm not sure why this happens, I have a bold hypothesis: there might be only one way to keep it running..."

D continued speaking.

On the screen, a brand new mechanical life extension rushed toward the micro black hole.

Upon contact, they immediately merged, transforming into the active form of a four-dimensional fish with rolling nesting movements.

"Just like this."

"There must be something wrapped inside—a wrapper or carrier—not only material but also possessing life."

D's speech speed gradually increased, "Previously, there was a semi-open entity. But after I shut down the semi-open entity, it lost its life characteristics—this is the nature of mechanical life. It can be artificially shut down and enter a state of death."

"Only a life in motion can inspire or connect to it."

Zhou Yi watched attentively, "Is this similar to the Giant Bone Fish?"

"Exactly!"

D's voice filled with delight, even humming a tune from within, "I think this was the method the Giant Bone Fish used to break through spatial limits, connecting itself with time creatures, placing itself within the dimension of time."

"Thus, distance and space can no longer limit it."

"At least during that period, it possesses a movement style akin to high-dimensional life."

Zhou Yi was filled with numerous doubts.

He shared his information regarding Time Flow Devices and Time Masters.

The Golden Tree thoroughly understood the rules of the cosmic operation, but due to its inherent supreme intensity, it couldn't comprehend ordinary life, having no experience in this aspect.

Since D has studied time for many years, a collective discussion might spark new ideas and insights.

"This, this!"

"So crazy... this world..."

D's facial wrinkles shook wildly, even his head began to smoke, looking like the CPU was getting overheated.

Zhou Yi, slightly concerned, said, "Don't rush, are you okay? Stay calm, there's enough time to slowly calculate and integrate the information."

"Thank you for your concern, I'm fine. It's just that this information is truly astonishing, the amount of information is overwhelming, allowing me to combine existing experiences and attempts, and many things seem to have found an answer, an answer so simple and unifying."

"The existence of time creatures is enough to explain all these inconsistencies!"

"They are life forms in four dimensions, downgraded to our three-dimensional space, becoming a kind of experiencer incapable of any initiative."

"Connecting with local life forms can only temporarily exert the characteristics of four-dimensional time..."

"Let me interrupt for a second."

Zhou Yi raised his palm, "Why is the Time Flow Device I saw different from the time creature in this video?"

"Because the time creatures inside the taxi are more than one kind."

D explained, "Mr. Zhou, it consists of two parts, what you referred to as the Time Flow Device and the Time Reverse Device. This is the conclusion I reached after long exploration, which your provided information also proves."

"The Time Flow Device and the Time Reverse Device need to be connected to form a complete time unit to enter other time cycles and exert their effects. It's like a lever needing a long pole and a fulcrum below; without either, it can't function as a tool."

"What is inside the taxi is the result after connecting the Time Flow Device and Time Reverse Device. Yet, the semi-open entity cannot truly be used, as it is in a state driven by instinct."

"I call it the Time Mover."

This name.

Zhou Yi was somewhat surprised, "It can alter time?"

"Locally, yes."

D spoke rather proudly, "The Time Mover can be used as long as it's installed inside a carrier life form. It has two functions."

"The first is what was mentioned earlier: at crucial moments, it can enter time, becoming unobservable, unselectable, untouchable, just like time. With this, I have escaped the pursuit of 404 City investigators several times."